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partisan
Synonyms and Antonyms of partisan
inclined to favor one side over another
Synonyms and Antonyms of partisan
1
one who follows the opinions or teachings of another
apostle, missionary, proselytizer, soldier
advocate, backer, champion, supporter
ideologist, ideologue (also idealogue), sectarian
admirer, cultist, devotee, enthusiast, fan, idolater (or idolator), worshipper (or worshiper), zealot
apparatchik, camp follower, flunky (also flunkey), hanger-on, henchman, lackey, lickspittle, minion, myrmidon, satellite, stooge, sycophant, toady, yes-man
2
one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause
cultist, disciple, follower, hanger-on, idolizer, votary
addict, aficionado (also afficionado), buff, bug, devotee, enthusiast, fan, fancier, fiend, fool, freak, habitué (also habitue), head, hound, junkie (also junky), lover, maniac, maven (also mavin), nut, sucker
advocate, apostle, backer, champion, evangelist, patron, promoter, stalwart, supporter
3
one who stubbornly or intolerantly adheres to his or her own opinions and prejudices
Synonym Discussion of partisan
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- an evangelist and his followers
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- adherents to Marxism
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- disciples of Gandhi
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- partisans of the President
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